Cavazos, whose contract takes effect Oct. 21, has raised eyebrows over his compensation package of more than $500,000 per year. He will also be receiving more than $130,000 in yearly pension payments from his recent retirement as Phoenix’s city manger.

Among his more controversial moves as Phoenix city manager, Cavazos proposed a food tax, which was passed on a 24-hour public notice, arguing that it was needed to avoid painful budget cuts, including layoffs of police officers.

Then within months of the food tax’s approval, Phoenix leaders granted employees nearly $29 million in promotions and raises. Cavazos also received a $78,000 pay raise while the food tax was still in place.

Others have praised his work in Phoenix, such as creating an efficiency task force they said has saved nearly $100 million annually through such initiatives as eliminating paper paychecks and rerouting waste water to cool the city's power plant.

Also in Santa Ana on Tuesday, school board members are set to discuss appointing a new superintendent. Previous Superintendent Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana’s retired after two years on the job.

And in Huntington Beach on Monday, the City Council will hold a study session on the draft bicycle master plan, which takes a comprehensive look at upgrading the city’s cycling infrastructure.

Members of the public are invited to comment on the plan before the council directs the city’s consultant to finalize it.

That council also plans to appoint new members to the city’s Children’s Needs Task Force, which exists to help ensure that “the needs of children will be included as a priority in all planning and policy decisions” by top city officials.

A letter of understanding with the city's firefighters union to allow fire engineers to downgrade to firefighters and work overtime at the fire engineer pay level.

A letter of understanding with the city's general employees to change standards for determining seniority employment.

An ordinance to simplify the permit process for certain businesses, modifying development standards on single family home sites and requiring conditional use permits for office-based auto sales agencies.

Approving a zone change of commercial to residential to parts of the former Foothill Ranch Auto Center to allow for Brookfield Towne Center residential development.

Approving zoning changes, general plan amendments and development permits to parts of the former Foothill Ranch Auto Center to Trumark Cos. to allow for the development of 72 single-family residences known as The Paseos at Foothill Ranch.

Consider changing the municipal code to have 5 p.m. closed sessions and study sessions be part of the regular council meeting.

Consider a resolution implementing the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including determining employees who may be eligible for coverage because they work an average of 30 or more hours per week.

Approve an action to modify bidding procedure to limit proposals from pilot vendors for a $6.2-million project to replace water meters and the meter reading system citywide.

Consider proposed changes to the city's standard public works agreement.

Approving an $18,000 contract with with Deloitte Consulting to create a preliminary plan to consolidate and share police dispatch operations with cities of Buena Park, Fullerton, La Habra and Placentia.

Approving a $24,500 cost-share contract with the city of Brea, which includes a 15% contingency for professional consulting services for a preliminary implementation plan to consolidate police dispatch operations.

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